Emerald Sea

Post by **Sushi** » Mon May 10, 2010 7:56 pm

You are of interest to me.

I am watching you.

A show brimming with action.

Eden was always bold. Either courage or foolishness lives in him as deep and completely as quartz in the sand. He had to be. A moment's hesitation or shyness and the dragons would have killed him long ago.

You will be known to me.

I am reading you.

A story printed on gold leaf.

On the rocky outcroppings near where the Amazon River leaves the rainforest and empties into the ocean, the dragons often bask in the tropical sun. Eden doesn't mind it much himself. Visitors are always fun to watch, afraid that one of his... "pets" might appear out of nowhere. Some people are looking to buy. Some just want learn about the creatures. Either way, if you are wanting anything to do with dragons, Eden is the tamer to see - and it would be naive to say that he didn't know it. He had a gift with the animals. As exciting it was, his life was a routine, predictable.

...At least until the day that a very curious girl ended up on his territory.

I am to you what I must be.

The girl's waist-long, black hair framed a face that was perfectly heart-shaped. Even with her deep blue doe eyes, she was not drop-dead gorgeous, but her entire being oozed innocence. There was something about her that lead one to believe the delicately proportioned creature was trustworthy, even if she had not uttered a single syllable. Then again, that was how it was supposed to be.

Mintra Coventry had been created that way and for that purpose. She was the last child that Vincent Coventry made. Mintra was doing far better than the first, who was now dead, and the second, who was now in a lab being probed. Vincent learned from his mistakes with the other two. She was not sloppily pieced together with scars and mismatches obvious for any eye to see. However, her life is governed not by this, but by a tiny tissue connection in her brain. With this physiological alteration, Mintra can interpret communication and calculate a response almost infallibly at a rate mimic to the subconscious response of a human.

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Waxy leaves caught on Mintra's shirt as she stepped backwards. Her blue eyes were wide as she stared at a huge red dragon. Its cry filled the air and it flapped its wings in warning. It seemed more distressed by the girl than vice versa. However, only one thought was drifting about her head.

Is it going to eat me?

Post by **Tree** » Mon May 10, 2010 11:32 pm

Eden looked up as his young little pet dragon came upon a new comer, his wavy auburn locks falling into his eyes once more, obnoxious bright baby blues piercing through the stray strands as he leaned back under the tree's shade.

Eden wasn't sure what to make of the little woman bellow, if she was just ignorant of the territory, or if she was intentionally there as he sighed inwardly, moving ever so slowly towards the ledge, and jumping. Yep, right down and landing atop the dragon's head.

This looked all fun and well, however, this little dragon was just that. A hatchingly, and he promptly dumped Eden right down ontop the ground and attempted to swat him like a bothersome horse fly.

Eden grumbled under his breath and quickly man-handled the over-sized beast and won him over before looking to the woman, expectantly.

Post by **Sushi** » Mon May 10, 2010 11:46 pm

Mintra watched him intently, only stepping out of her cover once the animal had been subdued. After a moment of eye contact she dropped her gaze away, picking a pale leaf from her dark hair.

"Thank you." She lifted her face and then arched a brow as she glanced at the dragon.

"Friend of yours?" It wasn't entirely clear whether she was asking the dragon if the man was a friend or the man if the dragon was a friend.

Post by **Tree** » Tue May 11, 2010 12:00 pm

" Now he is."

He replied simply, considering the woman. Why was a woman this way? Surely woman wanted to be tamers all the same as men, but typically they looked a bit more... like they wouldn't break if a dragon growled at them....

Eden grumbled under his breath about women with no brains, before clearing his throat.

" Your welcome, Now why are you here?"

Post by **Sushi** » Tue May 11, 2010 12:25 pm

Mintra cocked her head to the side and spoke in plain matter-of-fact tone.

"I was hoping to get rid of the angry mob following me. Stumbling across your friend was just collateral, though it seemed to have worked." But then she cracked a grin.

"What is your name, Tamer?"

Post by **Tree** » Tue May 11, 2010 12:32 pm

" Eden."

He replied simply, considering letting the dragon eat her now as he moved to the side and turned from her. She'd either follow, or she wouldn't, that wasn't really his concern. you see... She'd interrupted his lunch, so he fully intended to go back and finish it.

Post by **Sushi** » Tue May 11, 2010 12:41 pm

She had to climb over a fallen log, but Mintra did follow him after all.

"Eden... I suppose this is appropriate, what for in the middle of the rainforest and all." The little girl was curious.

Post by **Tree** » Tue May 11, 2010 12:50 pm

Eden merely shrugged and sat back down at his food, thankfully un touched by others, once more eating his roasted rabbit. Hey, you eat whatever you can get in this place.

Post by **Sushi** » Tue May 11, 2010 1:08 pm

Mintra stood there for a minute, eyes running across him. Was he really that hungry, or was plain not the talkative type. Okay. After a minute, she sat down and attempted to free a twig from her pantleg. Actually... Was that poison oak?

((This thing.))

Post by **Tree** » Tue May 11, 2010 9:51 pm

Eden looked up, and sighed as he grumbled a bit more.

" yes, great. I think I have something for that."

He complained under his breath the entire time he looked through his bag about women being out in the wilderness when they were completely clueless.

Post by **Sushi** » Wed May 12, 2010 10:47 am

Mintra glanced up, her eyes widening just slightly as though caught off guard.

"Oh! No, don't worry about it. I'm not allergic." She tossed the twig backward into the trees. However, she didn't think about the fact that she should probably wash her skin... and the rock she was sitting on. After all, they were contaminated with the oil.

"Continue eating."

((I know someone like that, actually. He could roll around in the stuff and it wouldn't do a thing to him. Well, actually it was with poison ivy, but yeah...))

Post by **Tree** » Fri May 14, 2010 11:15 am

Eden looked at her disbelieving, but didn't argue. It was her skin, not his. her problem, not his. So, without a care to her future state, he returned to eating his food. Or tried to, only to discover his new 'friend' had stolen it as a snack, and he was now mealless. Yep, this was definitely turning out to be a loli pops day.

Post by **Sushi** » Fri May 14, 2010 3:22 pm

Mintra was staring at the dragon who had apparently scarfed the rabbit with due amount of pleasure. She raised one eyebrow.

"So that is how it is done? Through the stomach?" She was currently wondering about the diet of the creature. If they ate rabbits, then why was she concerned?

Post by **Tree** » Sat May 15, 2010 9:08 pm

" Well, apparently with this one. Most of them are a bit mroe difficult."

Eden purred without too much thought to her now, as he was trying to consider his options on food... now that his rabbit was gone.

Post by **Sushi** » Sat May 15, 2010 9:17 pm

Mintra tilted her head to the side, her hair falling into her face.

"Doesn't that leave you with the short end of the stick, though?"

Post by **Tree** » Sat May 15, 2010 9:20 pm

" It's a living. Like most anything else."

He replied simply, currently contemplating the little grubs on the ground. yep, that was probably gonna be lunch now. great. Just what he had for breakfast.

Post by **Sushi** » Sat May 15, 2010 9:27 pm

Mintra reached up, brushing away a few of the strands.

"I disagree. That's survival, not living." She paused, following his gaze.

"Why are you staring at those worms like that?"

Post by **Tree** » Sat May 15, 2010 9:31 pm

" Survival, you don't tame the creature, you merely learn to defeat, or evade, possibly slay. Training, taming, is a bit mroe."

he responded, not answering her real question as he moved to rinse, and then proceeded to eat, his lovely new lunch. let's see the dragon wanna steal this.

Post by **Sushi** » Sat May 15, 2010 9:52 pm

Mintra wrinkled her nose.

"Disgusting!" Then she proceeded to frown deeper.

"Ever thought about going vegetarian?"

Post by **Tree** » Sat May 15, 2010 10:03 pm

" Not an option unless I wanna live off tree bark."

He replied simply, munching on his wormies.

" And they taste like chicken anyway."

Post by **Sushi** » Sat May 15, 2010 10:20 pm

Mintra waited for a bit and then walked over and snatched one, eating it. Yup, the dragon might not steal this, but she would. And she shook her head. These DID NOT taste like chicken.

Post by **Tree** » Sat May 15, 2010 10:25 pm

Eden growled and looked over the girl and promptly took a handful (which is all there was anyway) or grubs, and tossed them at the girl, and stomped off to go find SOMETHING ELSE to eat. If he didn't eat soon, he was liable to slay one of these dragons and have steak for lunch. A nice, BIG medium rare, STEAK.....

eden promptly wiped the drool off his chin and continued to look.

Post by **Sushi** » Sat May 15, 2010 10:35 pm

Mintra stood there, face widening with shock and then mellowing as he left. She stood there and salvaged what grubs she could. Then she very carefully lined them up where he had been sitting. She followed after him, catching his sleeve.

"Why did you do that? I don't have anything catching." Except for the poison oak oil...

Post by **Tree** » Sat May 15, 2010 10:38 pm

Eden merely pushed her away and stomped off to find himself something to eat, hoping to loose her in the forest. maybe his luck would be that good. Probably not, but it was worth a try in his hunt for food.

Post by **Sushi** » Sat May 15, 2010 11:25 pm

He didn't lose her. Mintra did stumble once, but she got back up, holding the snake she had tripped over by the head as she tried to decide if it was poisonous.

"What is your opinion about war?" Towards Eden, of course, not the snake.

Post by **Tree** » Sat May 15, 2010 11:29 pm

" I support it."

he replied simply, clearly gettign frustrated with her presence.

She's like fleas. Just can't get rid of 'em once you have 'em.

Post by **Sushi** » Sat May 15, 2010 11:40 pm

Mintra frowned, not saying anything for a little bit. She looked up at him as though considering what was going on. And then the snake slipped and bit her.

"YAH!" Needless to say, she stopped following.

"Is this poisonous?" It wasn't letting go either way as her eyes teared up.

Post by **Tree** » Sat May 15, 2010 11:52 pm

Eden turned around and grumbled as he stared at the girl, starting to curse.

" Are you serious? Your trouble, trouble, trouble, with a capital T "

he complained as he moved to look for the needed herbs to draw the poison out, easily crushing the snake's head ( once off her) between forefinger and thumb.

Post by **Sushi** » Sat May 15, 2010 11:58 pm

Mintra sat down and began to shiver, her face rather pallid. Then, a bit sluggishly, she spoke.

"No I'm not. I'm Mintra."

Post by **Tree** » Sun May 16, 2010 12:02 am

Sighing, surprisingly patient, Eden knelt down beside her and applied the herbal mixture to the bite, watching the poison start to weep back out of the wound. the was going to be a bit nasty and messy, but it'd work.

Post by **Sushi** » Sun May 16, 2010 12:09 am

Mintra looked down at her arm, chanting the 'ow' syllable in her head. She actually only said one thing.

"Thanks." She squirmed with discomfort, feeling a little sick to her stomach.

Post by **Tree** » Sun May 16, 2010 12:17 am

Eden made a small nod, debating something in his head before sighing and picking her up, carefully.

" You owe me."

Yep, that was eden as he started looking for lunch, again.

Post by **Sushi** » Sun May 16, 2010 12:28 am

Mintra started slightly but then just wrapped her uninjured arm around his neck. She watched the forest drift by for a while before she finally allowed herself to say anything else.

"You're pulling my hair." It was caught awkwardly in the bend of his elbow.

So... what was for lunch?

Post by **Tree** » Sun May 16, 2010 12:31 am

Shifting slightly, he left her hair free as he whistled softly, the sun seeming to disappear a moment before a rather large, black dragon appeared. eden carefully climbed aboard, with woman in arms, holding her carefully as he gently guided the beast off. He'd given up and was going home for lunch.

Post by **Sushi** » Sun May 16, 2010 12:40 am

Mintra stay there, her arm latching on to him and her little fingernails ensnaring the fabric at the back of his neck. Her doelike eyes were as wide as dinner plates.

"I'm going to die." Optimism for the win?

Post by **Tree** » Sun May 16, 2010 12:42 am

" No. i wasted too much of my lunch break on you, to die."

He replied simply, looking her over.

" you'll be fine."

Post by **Sushi** » Sun May 16, 2010 12:55 am

Mintra's little grip didn't lessen any. She ignored the comment about the wasted time.

"This is a fantastic dragon, but... this is really high up too." She eyed the leathery smooth skin carefully.

"What if you just... slide off the end?"

Post by **Tree** » Sun May 16, 2010 11:08 am

" he won't let me."

Eden replied as he went to demonstrate, unable to get to a spot where the creature would let him plummet to his death.

Post by **Sushi** » Sun May 16, 2010 11:52 am

"Well don't try to!" Mintra was probably attached to him more firmly than a monkey to its mother's back. By this point that tiny bit of unease in her stomach has escalated into full blown nausea. If Eden kept this up, she might just throw up on him.

Post by **Tree** » Mon May 17, 2010 11:15 am

" Then don't worry about things of no importance."

He replied simply with a small smile.